Hermit

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A person who has withdrawn from society and lives a solitary existence; a recluse.
  • n. A spiced cookie made with molasses, raisins, and nuts.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A religious recluse; someone who lives alone for religious reasons; an eremite.
  • n. A recluse; someone who lives alone and shuns human companionship.
  • n. A spiced cookie made with molasses, raisins, and nuts.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A person who retires from society and lives in solitude; a recluse; an anchoret; especially, one who so lives from religious motives.
  • n. A beadsman; one bound to pray for another.
  • n. A spiced molasses cookie, often containing chopped raisins and nuts.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. One who dwells alone, or with but few companions, in a desert or other solitary place, for religious meditation, or from a desire to avoid society. See anchoret.
  • n. A beadsman; one bound to pray for another.
  • n. In zoology, one of sundry animals of solitary or secluded habits. See the compounds.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. one retired from society for religious reasons
  • n. one who lives in solitude
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    eremite   
    Cross Reference
    false hermit    monk    monachos   
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    recluse    anchoret    beadsman    solitaire    solitary    anchoress    hermitess    eremite    guillemen    ascetic   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Dermot   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    recluse    ascetic    monk    pilgrim    friar    shepherd    wanderer    beggar    anchorite    martyr